Building Website Traffic - Three Items Per Day For A Month

16 Jun, 2007 Marketing, How To Brian Armstrong

In Breaking Free I list seven great business ideas that can be started for under $100, and blogging is one of them. I intend to put my money where my mouth is and demonstrate that live in front of you, quickly turning this into a profitable website.

So I’ve decided to do a little marketing challenge to help build traffic. Each day for the next 30 days, I will complete at least 3 tasks to market this website. My goal is to build traffic, get more subscribers, and sell books….but more importantly it is to prove that anyone can make a profitable website with a little dedication.

This challenge is in the spirit of Steve Pavlina’s 30 days to success and Journey Page. It also follows with the idea of making goals measurable and timely (having a deadline) which great authors have been talking about for years.

Each day I’ll post about what was done. How much can be accomplished in a month? We shall see.

There is absolutely no shortage of tasks to work from. For starters, I’ll be doing some SEO, taking some ideas from Problogger, this ebook on traffic building, and many others sources. Suggestions are always welcome.

The first day of the challenge will be today, Saturday the 16th of June, 2007. The challenge will end the 16th of July, 2007. Let the games begin!

This post is part of a series on Website Marketing

37 Comments so far »

Best Website Directory » Blog Archive » Real Estate Web Site Design - FreeRealtyWebsites.com Website Launched - PR Leap (press release) said,

Wrote on June 16, 2007 @ 3:12 pm

[…] Website Marketing: Three Tasks Per Day For A Monthanalytics.gif I ve decided to do a little marketing challenge to help build traffic to this website. This challenge is in the spirit of Steve Pavlina s 30 days to success and Journey Page. It also follows with the idea of making goals … […]
Bruce Donohue said,

Wrote on June 16, 2007 @ 7:36 pm

A novel approach. I’m going to try to emulate it myself. Not just pma type stuff but an actual motivating, seems possible, tactic. Wish you well.
Goes right along with having a” Definite Big aim” or a “big Haiairy Audacious Goal”, coupled with a burning desire and the “Go the extra mile” persistence theme.

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Day 2: New Article, Amazon Cover Upload, and Digg Comments said,

Wrote on June 18, 2007 @ 12:52 am

[…] we are on Day 2 of the website marketing […]
Day 3: LinkMachine, Google Website Optimizer, and ProBlogger said,

Wrote on June 19, 2007 @ 7:47 pm

[…] we are on Day 3 of my 30 day challenge to bring more traffic to this […]
Day 4: Interviews said,

Wrote on June 20, 2007 @ 5:13 pm

[…] day 4 of my marketing challenge where I’m demonstrating how to build traffic to your business […]
Day 5: First Page of Google, Bugs, Article Marketing Lifehack.org said,

Wrote on June 22, 2007 @ 6:01 pm

[…] is day 5 of my 30 day challenge to build build traffic to this […]
Day 6: Email Signature, Blog Carnival, StumbleUpon said,

Wrote on June 23, 2007 @ 12:55 pm

[…] day 6 of my 30 day challenge to bring more traffic to this […]
Day 7: Link Structure, Pings, MyBlogLog said,

Wrote on June 24, 2007 @ 7:25 pm

[…] is day 7 of my 30 day marketing challenge. Today’s ideas come mostly from John Reese’s article […]
Carnival of Entrepreneurs #27: June 25, 2007 said,

Wrote on June 25, 2007 @ 9:01 am

[…] mind… lessons in mental management; whatever your endeavour” Brian Armstrong presents Building Website Traffic - Three Items Per Day For A Month posted at Breaking Free, saying, “Blogging is one of seven businesses I recommend that can be […]
Day 8: FeedFlares, Reciprocal Links, Broken Links said,

Wrote on June 25, 2007 @ 4:21 pm

[…] day 8 of my 30 day marketing challenge to drive more traffic to this […]
Day 9: Page Cache, 301 Redirects, and Submitting to Blog Search Engines (1) said,

Wrote on June 27, 2007 @ 2:09 am

[…] is Day 9 of my 30 day marketing challenge to make a profitable blog […]
Day 10: Removed Bad Links, Earning $5639 Per Year, Tracking RSS Subscribers said,

Wrote on June 27, 2007 @ 1:54 pm

[…] is day 10 of my 30 day marketing challenge to demonstrate that blogging can be an inexpensive and profitable business to […]
Day 11: Article for ProBlogger.net, StumbleUpon campaign, and Longer Domain Registration (attempt) said,

Wrote on June 28, 2007 @ 7:55 pm

[…] is day 11 of my 30 day marketing challenge where I’m demonstrating how blogging can be a profitable business to […]
Day 12: Extended Domain Registration, More Incoming Links, Article Submission said,

Wrote on June 29, 2007 @ 11:14 pm

[…] is day 12 of my 30 day marketing challenge to demonstrate blogging can be a profitable business to […]
Day 13: Successful and Outstanding Bloggers list, Backlinks Advice from Yaro, and DMOZ said,

Wrote on June 30, 2007 @ 7:53 pm

[…] is lucky day number 13 of my 30 day challenge to drive more traffic to this website and prove that blogging can be […]
Day 14: MindPetals Article, Slow Server, Google vs. Yahoo indexing said,

Wrote on July 2, 2007 @ 1:38 pm

[…] day 14 of my 30 day challenge to build traffic to my blog. As you recall, I’m proving that blogging can be a profitable business anyone can start via […]
Day 15: Submitted MindPetals Article, Conversation with Liz Strauss, and LifeHack.org Article said,

Wrote on July 2, 2007 @ 5:34 pm

[…] is day 15 of my 30 day challenge to bring more *readers* to this blog, and demonstrate that blogging can be a profitable […]
Day 16: Engaging readers in conversation, Interview on Calling All Authors, and a Research Tip from John Reese said,

Wrote on July 3, 2007 @ 3:45 pm

[…] This is day 16 of my 30 day marketing challenge to get more reader on this website and make more money. This is a live demonstration of how to build a blog business! […]
Day 17: Posted Interview Audio, Faster Server, and New Business Cards said,

Wrote on July 5, 2007 @ 2:12 pm

[…] is day 17 of my 30 day marketing challenge to demonstrate blogging can be a profitable and inexpensive business to […]
Day 18: Article for LifeHack.org, Contacted About.com Contributer, Updated my LinkIn profile said,

Wrote on July 5, 2007 @ 8:20 pm

[…] This is day 18 of my 30 day marketing challenge to bring in new readers to this blog, and demonstrate that blogging can be a profitable and inexpensive business to start. […]
Day 19: Barnes & Noble, Froogle, and Shopping.com said,

Wrote on July 6, 2007 @ 1:49 pm

[…] Today is day 19 of my 30 day challenge to bring more readers to this website, increase the number of RSS subscribers, and sell more books. This is part of a live demonstration I’m doing to show that blogging can be a profitable and inexpensive business that anyone can start. […]
Day 20: Meta Keywords and Descriptions, New Article, 37Signals Blog said,

Wrote on July 7, 2007 @ 5:16 pm

[…] It’s day 20 of my 30 day marketing challenge to bring in new readers/subscribers/book buyers to this website and demonstrate that blogging can be profitable. […]
Day 21: New Video On YouTube, Creating a Personal Balance Sheet, and Article Marketer said,

Wrote on July 9, 2007 @ 1:22 am

[…] This is day 21 of my 30 day marketing challenge to bring in new readers to this website and demonstrate that blogging can be a profitable and inexpensive business to start. […]
Day 22: Purchased a Water Buffalo, Apple's Marketing, and RSS Confusion said,

Wrote on July 9, 2007 @ 1:35 pm

[…] This is day 22 of my 30 day marketing challenge to bring in new traffic to this website and demonstrate that blogging can be a profitable and inexpensive business to start. […]
Day 23: A New About Page, ProBlogger Article Finished, and More Comments said,

Wrote on July 10, 2007 @ 6:07 pm

[…] blogging can be a profitable and inexpensive business to start. […]
Day 24: Keyword Research, more Links Exchanged, Article Distribution said,

Wrote on July 11, 2007 @ 3:43 pm

[…] This is day 24 of my 30 day challenge to bring new visitors to this website and demonstrate that blogging can be a inexpensive and profitable business to start. […]
Day 25: Translated into 8 Languages, A Version For Mobile Devices, and Submitted To Dozens of Blog Directories said,

Wrote on July 12, 2007 @ 1:40 pm

[…] It’s day 25 of my 30 day marketing challenge to demonstrate that anyone can start a blog, and it can be a profitable and inexpensive home based business to start. […]
Day 26: More RSS Directories, Alumni Networking, Alexa Screenshot Update said,

Wrote on July 13, 2007 @ 7:41 pm

[…] This is day 26 of my 30 day marketing challenge to bring in new readers to this website and demonstrate that blogging can be a profitable and inexpensive to start. […]
Day 27: New Article on Audio Books, Removed Translation, and Networking Tips said,

Wrote on July 16, 2007 @ 5:54 pm

[…] This is day 27 of my 30 day marketing challenge to bring in new readers to this blog, and demonstrate that blogging can be a profitable and inexpensive business to start. […]
Day 28: Amazon, Amazon, Amazon! said,

Wrote on July 17, 2007 @ 5:11 pm

[…] This is day 28 of my 30 day marketing challenge to bring in new visitors to this website. I also want to demonstrate that starting a blog can be a profitable and inexpensive business to start. […]
Day 29: Zero Million, Yahoo Answers, Wikipedia said,

Wrote on July 19, 2007 @ 1:25 am

[…] This is day 29 of my 30 day marketing challenge to bring in new traffic to this website. It’s been a long journey and it’s almost done demonstrating that blogging can be a profitable and inexpensive business to start! […]
Day 30: Wrapping Up With A Few Final Links said,

Wrote on July 19, 2007 @ 7:11 pm

[…] This is day 30 of my 30 day marketing challenge, to demonstrate that blogging can be a profitable and inexpensive business to start. […]
Conclusion said,

Wrote on July 24, 2007 @ 4:20 pm

[…] is the conclusion of my 30 day marketing challenge where I’ll share with you some of the results; both what worked and what […]
A #1 Page Ranking On Google, and A Redesigned Sales Letter said,

Wrote on August 1, 2007 @ 9:31 pm

[…] This has been a few months work that finally paid off, especially as part of my 30 day marketing challenge. […]
6 Ways To Generate Passive Income That (Sometimes) Work - Part 1 Blogging said,

Wrote on September 11, 2007 @ 1:14 am

[…] The numbers tend to agree with him, and don’t look good by my evaluation standard I mentioned at the beginning. There aren’t very many bloggers earning even six figures (perhaps fewer than 20 in the world) and you could probably count the number of blogging millionaires on one hand. Moreover, the bloggers who are most successful seem to spend a huge amount of time (which by definition is not passive) reading, posting, and marketing just as I did when I first marketed this website. […]
Steve Brubaker said,

Wrote on March 1, 2008 @ 12:40 am

Brian -

Great blog and thanks for the tips. It is a good feeling to know that I have been implementing some of you marketing strategies already. For your faithful readers that are interested in Free Website Submission, please direct them to http://www.stevenbrubaker.net

Best wishes and to your success!

Steve Brubaker
www.stevenbrubaker.net

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Debbie reply on June 16, 2008 2:41 pm:
I’m trying to get in touch with Dara. My name is Debbie. I went to school with her in Belgium.

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37 Comments so far »

Best Website Directory » Blog Archive » Real Estate Web Site Design - FreeRealtyWebsites.com Website Launched - PR Leap (press release) said,

Bruce Donohue said,

Day 2: New Article, Amazon Cover Upload, and Digg Comments said,

Day 3: LinkMachine, Google Website Optimizer, and ProBlogger said,

Day 4: Interviews said,

Day 5: First Page of Google, Bugs, Article Marketing Lifehack.org said,

Day 6: Email Signature, Blog Carnival, StumbleUpon said,

Day 7: Link Structure, Pings, MyBlogLog said,

Carnival of Entrepreneurs #27: June 25, 2007 said,

Day 8: FeedFlares, Reciprocal Links, Broken Links said,

Day 9: Page Cache, 301 Redirects, and Submitting to Blog Search Engines (1) said,

Day 10: Removed Bad Links, Earning $5639 Per Year, Tracking RSS Subscribers said,

Day 11: Article for ProBlogger.net, StumbleUpon campaign, and Longer Domain Registration (attempt) said,

Day 12: Extended Domain Registration, More Incoming Links, Article Submission said,

Day 13: Successful and Outstanding Bloggers list, Backlinks Advice from Yaro, and DMOZ said,

Day 14: MindPetals Article, Slow Server, Google vs. Yahoo indexing said,

Day 15: Submitted MindPetals Article, Conversation with Liz Strauss, and LifeHack.org Article said,

Day 16: Engaging readers in conversation, Interview on Calling All Authors, and a Research Tip from John Reese said,

Day 17: Posted Interview Audio, Faster Server, and New Business Cards said,

Day 18: Article for LifeHack.org, Contacted About.com Contributer, Updated my LinkIn profile said,

Day 19: Barnes & Noble, Froogle, and Shopping.com said,

Day 20: Meta Keywords and Descriptions, New Article, 37Signals Blog said,

Day 21: New Video On YouTube, Creating a Personal Balance Sheet, and Article Marketer said,

Day 22: Purchased a Water Buffalo, Apple's Marketing, and RSS Confusion said,

Day 23: A New About Page, ProBlogger Article Finished, and More Comments said,

Day 24: Keyword Research, more Links Exchanged, Article Distribution said,

Day 25: Translated into 8 Languages, A Version For Mobile Devices, and Submitted To Dozens of Blog Directories said,

Day 26: More RSS Directories, Alumni Networking, Alexa Screenshot Update said,

Day 27: New Article on Audio Books, Removed Translation, and Networking Tips said,

Day 28: Amazon, Amazon, Amazon! said,

Day 29: Zero Million, Yahoo Answers, Wikipedia said,

Day 30: Wrapping Up With A Few Final Links said,

Conclusion said,

A #1 Page Ranking On Google, and A Redesigned Sales Letter said,

6 Ways To Generate Passive Income That (Sometimes) Work - Part 1 Blogging said,

Steve Brubaker said,

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